6:00 PM
500 Old Lynchburg Road
Charlottesville, Virginia
CORRECTED AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2006

Members Present
Barbara Barrett, Chair
Michael W. Kelley
Susan Garrett
Paul Belair
Roxanne White
Wendi Wills El-Amin, M.D.
Angela Hammond
Joe Szakos
Bondy Shay Gibson
Rev. David Cameron
Carol Johnston
Peter L. Sheras, Ph.D.
Jennifer Hylton

Members Absent
Steven Stern

Others Present
Philip Campbell, Executive Director
Ronelia Smith, Administrative Assistant
Martha Maltais, Director of Mental Retardation Services
Marcia Becker, Director of Access and Quality Assurance
Reed Banks, Director of Mental Health Services
David Moody, M.D., Medical Director
Caruso Brown, Director of Administrative Services
Neta Davis, Director of Substance Abuse Services
Ken Moore, Consumer Advocate
Mike Huntley, Nelson County
Joe Oliver, Crozet County
Art Sullivan, Louisa County
Don Lewis, Greene County
Bob Smith, President, CSH, Inc.
Anna Szakos

I. Call to Order
Ms. Barrett called the meeting to order at 6:02pm.

II. Welcome
Ms. Barrett welcomed everyone to the meeting. Mr. Campbell gave board members a tour of the new building.

III. Comments from the public
Bob Smith, President of the Community Services Housing, Inc. gave a brief update on project “Mews” on Little High Street.

IV. Specifications of Other Items to be Added to the Agenda
Ms. Barrett stated an Executive Session would be needed to discuss a Personnel matter and legal issues.

V. Introduction of new Greene County Board Member Jennifer Hylton
Mr. Campbell gave a brief background of Ms. Hylton. Board members and directors introduced themselves.

VI. Approval of the January 9th Board Meeting Minutes
There were a few revisions made:
On page 3, IX. Public Education and Development Committee
MR Community Spirit Volunteer Award has been finalized….
On Page 3, XI. VACSB Update
State Capital on January 16th.
On Page 3, XIII. Adjournment, move Mr. Kelley announced that the board…to follow XII. Other Business (right before Adjournment).
On Page 3-4, XIV Adjournment and XV. Region Ten Inc. should read XIII. Adjournment and XIV. Region Ten Inc.

ON A MOTION MADE BY MR. SZAKOS AND SECONDED BY MR. SHERAS, THE MINUTES OF THE January 9, 2006 BOARD MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Approval of the January 26th Special Board Meeting Minutes

ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. JOHNSTON AND SECONDED BY MS. HAMMOND, THE MINUTES OF THE January 26, 2006 SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

VII. Rural Services Presentation
Director Becker gave a brief presentation about the rural services served by Region Ten and introduced the directors of the counties for further explanation. Mr. Sullivan gave a brief overview of rural services within the counties and provided comments about Louisa County. Mr. Huntley gave a brief overview of rural services within the counties and provided comments about Nelson County. Mr. Lewis gave a brief overview of rural services within the counties and provided comments about Greene County as well as Fluvanna County, due to the absence of Alan Segar. Mr. Oliver gave a brief overview of rural services and provided comments about Crozet County.

VIII. Executive Director’s Report
Due to the time Mr. Campbell highlighted two (2) specific areas within his report. Ms. Barrett asked if there were any questions pertaining to Mr. Campbell’s report or that of the directors and there were none.

IX. Executive Committee
Ms. Barrett announced that the Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 21st from 5:00-7:00pm, dinner will be provided.

X. Public Policy & Legislative Affairs
Ms. Garrett stated that although the Public Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee had not met, they were still working on drafting a letter to U.S. Senator John W. Warner, U.S. Senator George Allen and U.S. Representative Virgil Goode.

ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. GARRETT TO WRITE A LETTER FROM REGION TEN COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD TO U.S SENATOR JOHN W. WARNER, U.S. SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN AND U.S REPRESENTATIVE VIRGIL GOODE ASKING THEM TO WORK TO CHANGE CURRENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICIES SO THAT FUNDING STREAMS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL ALLOW MORE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS WAS APPROVED BY TWELVE (12) AND OPPOSED BY ONE (1).

XI. Public Education and Development Committee
Ms. Hammond passed out the minutes from the February 6, 2006 meeting and gave a brief summary of the meeting stating that Ms. Bebe Moore Campbell will be coming to the book festival in March. Ms. Hammond also announced the winner of the MR Community Spirit Volunteer Award.

XII. Finance Committee
There was no report.

XIII. VACSB Update
Ms. Barrett stated that the VACSB are still working on legislation and the next board meeting will be March 22nd. Ms. Barrett also announced that the Spring VACSB conference would be May 3rd-5th.

XIV. Other Business
There was none.

Mr. Szakos announced that the Board would conduct a closed meeting to discuss a legal matter by a briefing by the Executive Director pertaining to a probable or threatened litigation where such consultation or briefing in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the public body.

ON A MOTION MADE BY MR. SZAKOS AND SECONDED BY MS. HAMMOND THE REGION TEN BOARD MEETING WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS THE STAFF MEMBER TO CONSULT THE BOARD.

At the conclusion of the closed meeting, the Board immediately reconvened in an open meeting and took a roll call in which each Board Member in attendance at the closed meeting certified that to the best of each member's knowledge (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed at the closed meeting, (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the Board and (iii) no action was taken at the closed meeting which required any statements on the public record.

XV. Adjournment

ON A MOTION MADE BY MR. SZAKOS AND SECONDED BY MR. SHERAS TO SUSPEND THE FEBRUARY 13, 2006 REGION TEN BOARD MEETING AND ENTER INTO THE REGION TEN INC. BOARD MEETING AT 8:10PM WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

XVI. Region Ten, Inc.
A. Approval of the January 9th Board Meeting minutes

ON A MOTION MADE BY MR. SHERAS AND SECONDED BY MR. SZAKOS THE MINUTES OF THE January 9, 2006 BOARD MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

B. Update on 500 Old Lynchburg Rd
C. Pine Ridge Residence
D. Nelson County Counseling Center

Mr. Campbell gave a brief update on 500 Old Lynchburg, Pine Ridge Residence and Nelson County Counseling Center. Mr. Campbell stated that the board should split the property regarding the Louise Pine Ridge Residence HUD home.

ON A MOTION MADE BY MR. BELAIR AND SECONDED BY MR. SHERAS TO SPLIT UP THE 3 ACRES IN LOUISA TO ALLOW THE HUD FUNDED HOUSE TO SIT ON A HALF (½) AN ACRE OF THE LOT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. HAMMOND AND SECONDED BY MR. SZAKOS THE FEBRUARY 13, 2006 REGION TEN, INC. BOARD MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:25 PM AND THE REGION TEN BOARD MEETING WAS RESUMED.